Direct Mail

THE FIVE-YEAR FUTURE OF MAIL FUNDRAISING

THE FIVE-YEAR FUTURE OF MAIL FUNDRAISING By Kesheyl van Schilt With 2020 just around the corner, we can’t help but think about where mail marketing is headed and what it will mean for the fundraising industry. But we know one thing for sure: direct mail is not dead. Nor will …

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Fundraising Events

The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund Second Annual Secret Path Week Starts Oct 17th

Week of events and awareness highlighted by benefit concert “Secret Path Live” at Roy Thomson Hall October 19 TORONTO–The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) launches the second annual Secret Path Week next week, starting October 17th. The goal of Secret Path Week is to answer Gord Downie’s call …

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Fundraising EventsIndustry News

Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation Raises $1,244,000

MONTREAL–The winds of generosity were blowing at the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth on Friday, October 4. Hundreds of business people, major philanthropists, government ministers and artists responded to the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation’s invitation to the 20th edition of the Ball for the Children’s to support the wellbeing of children and …

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Awareness CampaignCharities

WE Day Connect unites hundreds of thousands of students and teachers around the world for the largest virtual celebration of social good

WE Day Connect is made possible by RBC and TELUS and powered by Microsoft Today, hundreds of thousands of students and teachers from around the world will join WE Day Connect, an interactive global virtual celebration of social good. The 60-minute digital event will engage students and teachers in classrooms …

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Corporate Philanthropy

Canada Post Community Foundation issues grants of $1.2 million to better the lives of children

118 groups across the country will receive funds to help children, as new stamps go on sale to raise funds for next year’s grants OTTAWA–The Canada Post Community Foundation announced approximately $1.2 million in grants to 118 groups that help children in communities across Canada, as new stamps went on …

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Industry News

Enabling faster (and secure) payments

By Arjun Kakkar Digital commerce is growing1, but it still represents less than 15 per cent of the total global retail business value2. One key reason is a far-from-seamless shopping experience. According to a study by the Baymard Institute, almost 70 per cent of U.S. shoppers end up abandoning their …

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Industry News

Why blockchain for payments?

By Wally Vogel You have probably heard all the blockchain hype and are wondering when or if it will actually play a role in your day-to-day business. Blockchain has often been described as a solution looking for a problem. As a result, you may have seen guides to help decide …

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Industry News

Modern payments for sustained growth

By Toby Holmes The irreversible decline of mass transit has been predicted so often, it’s surprising (and welcome) to hear some positive news about the sector. But non-private-vehicle transportation is having a renaissance. This is partly driven by the rise in popularity of rideshare apps across North America (and more …

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Industry News

Doors to opportunities

By Daniel Krisch With more than 8,100 hotels operating in Canada today, hotel managers face a critical task in balancing the dynamic between providing a highly personalized guest experience for customers and offering them an array of self-service tools for an easier and more comfortable individual hotel experience. Self-service applications …

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FinTech

Canada needs blockchain

By Alastair Johnson The federal government’s Budget 2019 included a proposal for an oversight framework to ensure that “retail payment services providers can continue to offer innovation in services, while remaining reliable and safe”1. What’s interesting is that this declaration was not followed by any statement regarding the use of …

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